Posted by John on Jul 5, 2017 in Art, Articles, Featured, Plays | 1 comment
A teacher and a student argue over a remark in class. Or was it a remark about class? Or was it really about race? Or gender?
My new play Paper brings the explosive confrontations on campus around race, class, and gender onto the stage. Take Rashomon, add Mamet, mix in Black Lives Matter, and stand back.
Sophia, meanwhile, is taken aback by what she considers Emmanuel’s arrogance. She is... read more

Posted by John on Apr 28, 2017 in Plays | 0 comments
PAPER
a new play by John Feffer
Teacher and student argue over a remark in class. Or a remark about class. Or was it race? Or gender? Take Rashomon, add Mamet, mix in Black Lives Matter, and stand back.
Venue: Trinidad Theatre at Fringe HQ (1358 Florida Ave., NE).
Runtime: 75 minutes
Show times:
July 9 @ 2 pm
July 12 @ 7:15 pm
July 16 @ 11:30... read more

Posted by John on Apr 27, 2015 in Featured, Plays | 0 comments
BEFORE/AFTER
Reading of a new play by John Feffer
Part of the European Month of Culture
Supported by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States
90 minutes
Before/After is a multimedia portrait of the transformation of East-Central Europe told by the people who made it happen. Through words, pictures, video, and music, it tells the story of the people who chipped away at the Iron... read more

Posted by John on Jul 9, 2014 in Art, Articles, Featured, Human Rights, Plays, US Domestic Policy | 0 comments
You’re at the theater. You’re sitting in your seat, paying attention to what’s going on in front of you. If the play is any good, you’ve completely forgotten that you’re sitting in a theater. You are absorbed in the new world unfolding in front of you. The theater has cast a spell over you.
Then, suddenly, the actor on stage turns to the audience and begins speaking... read more